Business, Spoken

A controversial new program that uses facial recognition is part of a national effort to verify identities and reduce fraud. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Advances in artificial intelligence and other technology allow machines to be operated from far away. The trend could spell trouble for workers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Publishers hope computer-generated voices can help them tap surging demand, but some fans—and Amazon—are resisting the robots. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Despite diversity pledges, funding to Latino-founded startups in the US still lags—accounting for only 2 percent of venture investments last year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Applications for new businesses rose 20 percent last year, after languishing for a decade. Many newly minted founders attribute it to the pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new plan to lure social media users to the metaverse could legitimize NFTs, but it could also ruin them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, Silicon Valley’s approach to history, and Tonga’s disastrous eruption. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

No garlic on the oysters? Soup stained a blanket? Panels of users hear the complaints and can order refunds or removal of critical reviews. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Medical information is more complex and less available than the web data that many algorithms were trained on, so results can be misleading. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

From New York to Moab, Utah, bicyclists and municipal officials are divided over whether ebikes should be permitted on bicycle trails. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Steve Jobs is dead, Mark Zuckerberg is tarnished. For the next generation of startup founders, the contributions of Bill Gates feel like ancient history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The central Asian country became No. 2 in the world for Bitcoin mining. But political turmoil and power cuts have hit hard, and the future looks bleak. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Car buyers looking for specific mobility features have limited options, but customizers and manufacturers are trying to change that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

For years, automakers focused on using autonomous technology for “robotaxis,” akin to a shared Uber. A GM announcement this week shows that’s changing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The country has become a magnet for Big Tech facilities, but locals say they will syphon away all their green energy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Glossy visions of an autonomous future always seem just out of reach. But two insiders say the technology is available on farms, and on clear, dry streets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the wake of the pandemic, officials are shifting bus and rail service toward lower-income neighborhoods, while some agencies are eliminating fares. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Three new books explore why fledgling companies flounder—and what to do about it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The automation, and control of the resulting data, raise questions about the role of human farmers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The administration has toned down the anti-China rhetoric, but it has maintained and expanded economic sanctions—and plans a “diplomatic boycott” of the Olympics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Natural Fiber Welding uses an innovative process to treat cotton and make it behave more like synthetic fibers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

“Obituary pirates” scrape websites and publish their own versions of death notices, reaping commissions on flowers and gifts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

“Is it a casino or the future of tech? Everyone’s trying to figure that out.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Two dozen cities and states prohibit use of the tech. But it’s on phones and is increasingly used in airports and in banks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

As if launching Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox weren’t enough, the famous accelerator has had an outsize—and mixed—impact on all of us. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new ventures amid the pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

New York-based Daylight is rethinking fintech with a social twist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The rise of “asynchronous” working has great potential for companies and employees alike—but it comes with unexpectedly rigid downsides. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Court cases and a new draft law from the European Commission are chipping away at the controversial industry. What comes next may look very different. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A startup called Petra uses super-hot gas to penetrate bedrock. The method could make it cheaper to move utilities underground—and make electric lines safer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The recently approved US infrastructure law aims to close the digital divide for Native peoples. But the demand far outstrips the money allocated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Here’s what industry leaders think about the future of work, from changing office hours to, yes, staying in the meatspace. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

@jack is out at Twitter, but his crypto-mania is alive and well under Parag Agrawal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There was a time, not so long ago, when Meta’s big-money deal to acquire Giphy would have been waved through. No more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some people still buy them—though not necessarily who you’d think. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Digital retail came into its own during lockdown, yet amazingly some watch brands still haven’t committed to online sales. Now time is running out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Even Amazon’s new AI-powered machines aren’t nearly capable enough to handle the most important fulfillment tasks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever before. Some engineers are finding new workplaces to prioritize their own wellbeing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The system of getting things from A to B is broken. Fixing it will involve rethinking how pretty much everything moves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Demand is still surging, but it takes time to build new factories. And a history of highs and lows may deter some investors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: Bill Gates’ climate plan, real estate in the metaverse, and a different kind of mirrorworld. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The platform's first subscription feature has a specific target audience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mix up your new normal by seeking out quirky local coworking spaces—or find some inspiration in a museum. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Services such as Afterpay, Affirm, and Klarna are soaring in popularity and valuation. But consumer advocates say they make it easy to get overextended. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The AI researcher, who left Google last year, says the incentives around AI research are all wrong. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Email isn’t broken—it’s the people who are the problem. But if you start treating it like old-fashioned snail mail, suddenly it makes sense again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

As EV sales increase, supplies of lithium may get tight. So some companies are incorporating cells with sodium, which provides almost as big a charge. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company, which runs several channels full of children's content, just sold for $3 billion. Disney, look out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: Facebook’s Home flop, the trouble with Covid answers, and good and bad news from Gaia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices